I had to do some catching up of digests, and didn't see many responses to
the question about the mom of a 7 month old who wants special arrangements
for taking the bar exam.  I didn't see *any* that echoed my first thought,
and I'm curious:

Did anyone else think the mother doesn't need special arrangements?  It
sounded as if the exam was 3 hours, followed by a break, followed by 3
hours.  The break is probably at least an hour - enough time to pee, eat,
and pump or nurse.  With a 7 month old, she shouldn't need to remove milk
more than just before the exam, during the break, and just after the exam,
and the baby, even if he doesn't take bottles, should be able to manage
those 2 3-hour separations without much problem.

I worry that we sometimes want the rest of the world to bend too much to our
needs as breastfeeding mothers.  Isn't this a situation where it's just more
sensible for the mom and baby to bend a bit, than for the institution to do
so?
--
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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